The Eighth Army in North Africa

The British Eighth Army, which played a decisive role in defeating the Axis in North Africa, was one of the most celebrated Allied armies of the Second World War, and this photographic history is the ideal introduction to it.

About the author

Simon Forty was educated in Dorset and the north of England before reading history at London University's School of Slavonic and East European Studies. He has been involved in publishing since the mid-1970s, first as editor and latterly as author. Son of author and RAC Tank Museum curator George Forty, he has continued in the family tradition writing mainly on historical and military subjects including books on the Napoleonic Wars and the two world wars. Recently he has produced a range of highly illustrated books on the Normandy battlefields, the Atlantic Wall and the liberation of the Low Countries with co-author Leo Marriott.

Summary

Photographic history of the British Eighth Army during the Second World War in North Africa.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Forty, Forty Simon, Simon Forty
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781526723796
• ISBN: 978-1-5267-2379-6
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 247 mm x 191 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 418 g
• Illustrations: 150 black and white illustrations
• Series: Images of War; Images of War
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous